Amanpour and Company

August 10, 2020

Christiane speaks with former Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Ghassan Hasbani and Hong Kong pro-democracy Legislative Council member Claudia Mo. She also speaks with former Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm and Fmr. Chief of Staff for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Saikat Chakrabarti. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with David Kaye, Former U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression.

"Trump Effect" is Harming Global Press Freedom

17m 7s

David Kaye served for six years as the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and he joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how the pandemic has prompted the newest tactic in the authoritarian leadership playbook.

Previews + Extras

  • Lebanon's Former Deputy Prime Minister: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lebanon's Former Deputy Prime Minister

    S2020 E3029 - 2m 57s

    Lebanon's economy and food security are at a breaking point, and calls for change have been years in the making. The same factions have ruled Lebanon for decades, and many accuse them of benefiting from corruption while ordinary people starve. Lebanon's Former Deputy Prime Minister Ghassan Hasbani joins the program to discuss.

  • Beijing’s Crackdown on Democracy in Hong Kong: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Beijing’s Crackdown on Democracy in Hong Kong

    S2020 E3029 - 2m 13s

    Beijing’s crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong has re-escalated with the latest high-profile arrest under the new national security law. Claudia Mo spent 30 years as a journalist in the region and now serves as an independent pro-democracy member of the Legislative Council. She joins the show to discuss.

  • How to Fix the U.S.'s Ailing Healthcare System: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How to Fix the U.S.'s Ailing Healthcare System

    S2020 E3029 - 2m 56s

    To discuss the best way forward for the country’s ailing healthcare system, Christiane speaks with progressive Saikat Chakrabarti, who served as chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of Michigan.

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